Jigra

Jigra

Year: 2024

Runtime: 155 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Vasan Bala

Echo Score: 52
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When Ankur is wrongfully imprisoned and sentenced to death in a foreign country, his steely sister Satya is driven by a lethal resolve to break him free.

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1

Satya's traumatic childhood and guardianship

Satya witnesses her father's suicide and ensures Ankur does not witness it. The siblings are orphaned and placed under the care of rich, distant relatives. Satya becomes the house staff manager, aware of the family secrets and determined to protect her brother.

Family home
2

Kabir enters the family and Satya's trepidation

Kabir, the family's troubled son, is a drug addict expelled from universities. Satya views him with trepidation, while Ankur befriends him. Kabir's father hopes the sponsorship will reform his son and supports Ankur's software project, setting them on a business trip to Hanshi Dao.

Family estate; Hanshi Dao
3

Trip to Hanshi Dao and looming revolution

Kabir and Ankur travel to the strict country of Hanshi Dao for a business trip, where political tensions rise toward revolution. The country enforces harsh drug laws, with possession punishable by death by electrocution. The boys indulge in partying, unaware of the danger about to unfold.

Hanshi Dao
4

Arrest for drug possession and the lawyer's deception

Kabir and Ankur are arrested for possession, though the drugs belong to Kabir. Satya realizes the danger to Ankur and the family lawyer persuades Ankur to lie and take the blame, promising a brief sentence. He omits that a three-month jail term would be followed by execution for the crime.

Hanshi Dao
5

Satya travels to Hanshi Dao to rescue Ankur

Determined to save her brother, Satya travels to Hanshi Dao. She burns her uncle's office as a bold statement and begins navigating a complex legal and social landscape in a foreign country.

Hanshi Dao
6

Satya secures unlikely allies

Satya enlists two unlikely allies: Bhatia, a former gangster, and Muthu, an ex-policeman who regrets his role in past wrongful convictions. Muthu is persuaded to help despite initial reluctance, and their support becomes crucial to the rescue plan.

Hanshi Dao
7

Ankur forges prison friendships

Ankur befriends Bhatia's son Tony and Muthu's wrongfully convicted prisoner Chandan, building alliances that will aid the escape. These connections deepen the network supporting the planned breakout.

Hanshi Dao Prison
8

A meticulous escape plan forms

With Muthu's knowledge of the prison layout, the rescue plan forms around a coast festival day, when crime is believed to be low. The plan competes with the boys' own escape attempt, raising tension between allies and captives. Preparations intensify as the window narrows.

Coast festival day Hanshi Dao Prison
9

The plan is disrupted and the clock ticks

Landa, the warden, notices suspicious activity and intercepts the plan, pushing the inmates' execution date forward. The tight security and looming deadline create a race against time for Satya and the prisoners.

Hanshi Dao Prison
10

Satya escalates to sabotage and tragedy strikes

Desperate, Satya tampers with the prison's power grid to disable security and enable an escape. Muthu opposes the move and is killed by Satya in the process, as the grid shutdown fails to stop the generators. The chaos only deepens the peril for everyone inside.

Hanshi Dao Prison
11

Explosives and a chaotic breakout

Satya escalates to explosives to unleash chaos within the prison, triggering a flood of prisoners into the corridors. Amid the turmoil, Bhatia is fatally shot, and the escape gains unstoppable momentum despite losses.

Hanshi Dao Prison
12

Escape by sea and international intervention

The escapees flee by boat disguised as Doctors Without Borders and are pursued by guards led by Landa. Malaysian authorities intercept the operation, killing Landa and ensuring the group can return to India.

During escape Sea near Hanshi Dao; India
13

Return home and confront the past

Back in India, Satya and Ankur revisit the house where their parents last lived, closing the traumatic chapter of their lives. Satya, now victorious, must confront the memories and the lengths she went to protect her brother.

India
14

Ending note: victory and haunting memories

The film ends with Satya having saved her brother, but haunted by the costs and memories of the ordeal. Her resolve to protect family remains, even as she faces the emotional toll of her actions.

India

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 13:07

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